Senior Coordinator

Description:

Queen’s University’s Health Sciences – Clinical Trials Support Unit (CTSU) is seeking a Senior Clinical Research Coordinator to manage the administration and implementation of complex, multi-centre, multi-modality clinical trials. Reporting to the Director of Research Operations, the incumbent will ensure that all clinical research activities comply with regulatory standards and institutional policies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee day-to-day operations of multiple clinical trials, ensuring compliance with protocols, ethics approvals, and regulatory guidelines.

• Coordinate participant identification, recruitment, informed consent, screening, enrollment, data collection, and follow-up.

• Maintain study databases, essential documentation, and trial master files.

• Manage investigational products, including storage, accountability, and participant instructions.

• Liaise with investigators, clinical staff, research associates, pharmacists, industry partners, and trial committees.

• Develop trial documents such as protocols, ethics submissions, funding applications, training materials, and monitoring plans.

• Supervise, train, and mentor junior coordinators and research staff.

• Conduct quality assurance checks to ensure adherence to study requirements.

• Handle financial transactions including invoicing, account reconciliation, and participant reimbursement.

• Represent Queen’s University in local and international trial collaborations.

Required Skills:

• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

• Ability to multitask and manage competing deadlines.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and electronic data capture systems.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for working with diverse stakeholders.

• Knowledge of clinical data interpretation and medical documentation.

Why Join Queen’s University?
Queen’s is a leading Canadian research university committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The successful candidate will be part of an innovative, collaborative research environment with opportunities for professional growth while making a meaningful impact on advancing clinical science and patient care.